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1,392,539. Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

UNITED STATES GAEL M. TIPOGRAPH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SWEATBAN D.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentod Oct. 4, 1921.

Application filed April 29, 1921. Serial No. 465,524.

bands have been heretofore made, it has' been very difficult to perform the necessary sewing operations upon them, and the Sewing operation caused the sweat band to lose the shape which had been originally imparted thereto.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a sweat band which-can be made with 'a minimum of labor. Another ob- .jeet of my invention is to provide a sweat band which can be easily sewed without injuring either the sweat band' or the sewing machine. Other objects of my "invention' will be shown in' the following description and drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof.

Figure 1 is a view of the blank from which the sweat band is made.

Fig. 2- is .a section along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the completed sweat band.

Fig. 4 is a section along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

. The sweat band wlich is made of leather or other suitable material has a body portion 1 and a flap portion 2 which is adapted to be bent over along the arcuate line 5, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

The arcuate line 5 may be imaginary.

It will be noted that the body portion 1 is pointed and has two arcuate sides 5 -and 6, the curvature of the side 5 being 'much larger than the curvature of the side 6.

When the fiap portion 2 is bent over', the ends 7 thereof are substantially perpendicular to .the tangents at the adjacent portions of the arouate side 5, and as can be clearly seen from Fig. 3, the ends 7- are inclined toward each other. The flap portion 2 can be secured in position by any suitable adhesive.

Since the completed sweat band has pointed ends and since the ends 7, of the flap portion are removed at some distance from the said pointed ends, the sweat band can be readily run through a sewing machine so as to provide a line-of stitching adjacent the side 6 without in any way disturbing the flap portion 2. If the sweat band were made of a double thickness at the ends thereof as has heretofore been customary, then the sewing was very difficult and the action of the sewing machine injured the flap and loosened it from the body portion 1. By suitably shaping the sweat band as before indicated, before pasting the fiap 2 to the body portion 1, superior results are secured.

I hav described a pxeferred embodiment of my -inventiomlmt it is clear that numerous changes and omissions can be made withoutdeparting from its Spirit.

I Claim:-

1. A sweat band having a body portion provided with substantially pointed ends and having a flap portion with its ends spaced from said pointed ends'.

2. A sweat band having a body portion provided with substantially arcuate sides and having a flap portion bent over upon and secured to the said body portion, the ends of said flap portion being spaced from the ends of the said body portion.

V 3. A sweat band having a body portion provided with arcuate sides terminating in pointed nds, one of said arcuate sides being of smaller curvature than the other, the said body portion having a fla 4 portion connected thereto adjacent the said side of smaller curvature, the said flap portion being doubled over on the said side of smaller curvature and being secured to the said body portion, the ends of said flap portion being inclined to each other, and. being substantially pe'pendicular to the adjacent tangents of said side of smaller curvature, the ends of the said fiap portion being spaced from the pointed ends of the said body portion.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

CARL M. TIPOGRAPH. 

